Question

Substance/Specific heat capacity

silver/0.235
copper/0.385
iron/0.449
aluminum/0.903
ethanol/2.42
water/4.184

An unknown substance has a mass of 10.5g. When the substance absorbs 9.450×10^1 J of heat, the temperature of the substance is raised from 25.0 C to 45.0C. What is the most likely identity of the substance?

Answer 1

i believe it is aluminum

Answer 2

From the above given details

c= Q/m dalta T

Putting the above given details

9.450∗10J / 10.5g * 20.0C
=.450JgC

which gievs us our answer as iron/0.449 most likely identity of the substance.